The firing of Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson certainly got a response out of his son on Twitter. / Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

With the Brooklyn Nets at .500, Thursday's firing of coach Avery Johnson certainly left a number of people shaking their heads.

One of the most vocal critics of the decision happened to be Johnson's teenage son, Avery Jr., who reacted on Twitter the way you'd expect an angry high schooler to behave when defending his father's honor.